Halos are not issued with hard hats,
I could/will one day tell you about bad workers.
You will nor read about bad bosses but every one has a story about us unionists, after all we came from un wed parents all of us.
Before work choices a boss told me to leave his job site or he would kill me.
Well he was unaware the main construction giant had whispered in my ear.
Have a look a\t HIM, IF YOU CAN PROVE IT WE WILL GET RID OF HIM.
His WORKERS near slaves, all from out side this country got $300 a week, for 90 hours.
He paid no super charged for rent and threatened them with being sent home.
They went home ,with every cent owed them, not one was a unionist I never asked them to join.
Want to know of A THOUSAND SUCH STORY'S.
How about the bosses who pay no super even today, for workers who have years of service.
See the tax office fail to even try to fix it.
Seen dad 22 years service sacked in a country town because his teen age daughter stopped dating the bosses son.
Unions are evil bosses saints.
See the pain and impacts of single mums being recruited activly to push trolley back to the store for $5 cash in hand AND WARNED you will be dobbed in to the dole office if you complain.
What will be the result of cutting wages but not goods and service prices.
Back to my statement re too many unions, health services union is not alone.
Too many forget why unions exist,too many voices saying too many things.
The power of 2 million unionists is in todays politics in the hands and voices of just a few chattering away in words workers do not wish to hear.
And those who think that like unions both good and awful can be found both sides of the fence, to them thank you.

Dear Sahggy Dog,

I was merely quoting from a young person's experiences
with the Liberal Party in Queensland. And as you
probab ly should be aware there are certain people,
especially older people - who think they're on the
right path, and that's allright - however the problem
that becomes hard to deal with is when they're convinced
that theirs is the only right path. That was the point
that the young man was trying to make.

Dear Individual,

Perhaps you didn't watch the entire show. Because the
young man made it quite clear when he referred to
the Queensland mob being against - "academics," and
"academia." Maybe you missed that part.

cont'd...

Dear Shaggy Dog,

My apologies for the typo. I didn't mean to
mis-spell your moniker. Mea Culpa.

*The crossing of Ken Henry over to the board of a major bank, shows you how much of a revolving door the jobs for the boys are, between Gov't and Business in Australia today.*

This is exactly the problem, Thinker 2. ie your attitude. Them and
us. Its what caused all our problems in the first place.

Corporations are simply pieces of paper. They are run by people
just like you or me, who go to the toilet and wipe their bums,
just like you or me. Corporations are simply a structure for allowing
many people to achieve things together. Today, with 1.3 trillion$
in Super, they are largely owned by workers, even if many are not
aware of it.

Why on earth should Henry not sit on the board of a bank? He
understands economics, would understang banking and would know
his way around political circles. All these are things that
a board member would be valued for.

Healthy banks are vital for all Australians. If they were on
the edge of going broke, THEN we would have a problem.

So corporations are part of our lives. There is no them and us.

Its time that you moved on and accepted a changing world.

50 years ago is history

Lexi,

Re Sahggy Dog.

I have been called worse.

In regard the thoughts of youth I can look back and see how my thinking has changed over the years.

Despite an unpleasant childhood my politics as a young man lay somewhere to the right of Ghengis Khan.

The years have moderated those leanings substantially.

Despite all the whinging that goes on these days we do live in a lucky country. I somehow feel that rather than substantial change we should look to a consolidation of our core values which do appear to be on the wane. Maybe change once this is accomplished.

Change should never be made for the sake of change itself. It must have a recognised and real benefit.

Enough from me on this topic. I shall retire from the field and leave it to Belly and others.

Take it easy.

SD

Dear Shaggy Dog,

Thank You for your honesty and for responding
to my posts. We have quite a bit in common.
I too was raised by an extremely conservative
family - and my views have changed over the years -
but in many aspects - I am still basically rather
conservative in many areas.
I agree we do live in a lucky country.
And I count my blessings every day.

Take Care and All The Best.